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Our Engineering service provides solutions as well as plain facts and recommendations. We focus on the areas of autonomous driving, intelligent fleets and professional navigation solutions. Within these areas, our team specialises in integrating location data into system landscapes, products and business processes according to the list of requirements – and all of this is available worldwide.

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Routing-based billing systems

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Testing of infotainment systems

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Validation of traffic information

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Testing of map databases

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Head unit validation (SOP)

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Continuous map data analytics

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Creation of navigation maps

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Format conversions

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Geocoding

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Generation of simulation data

November 2018

The Eye of the Hurricane in the world of Autonomous Driving

VDI/VW Conference for driver assistance 2018

On the VDI/VW conference in Wolfsburg, there was a lively exchange about sensors, the eyes of
the autonomous vehicle.

The question is, if cameras are sufficient or if the combination of
cameras with LIDAR is absolutely necessary. Should all sensors be merged together, in order to
meet the functional safety according to ISO26262?

The answers are diverse. Everything seems possible. Velodyne is presenting its semiconductor
based LIDAR. These could play an important role in the nbear future, as they have significant
advantages regarding attrition and cost compared to the mechanically based products.
For sure, it will be still a piece of work to develop the series and the RFQs for the final series
version. But it was already very exciting to observe the new sensor in action.

Here you can see a short video demonstration.

October 2018

Intergeo 2018

Any news about Autonomous Driving?

End of October the Fair Intergeo took place in Frankfurt. This year there was a remarkable number of international exhibitors, mainly from USA and Asia.

Five years ago, this fair had its main emphasis on software and data. Meanwhile many companies are presenting their hardware, especially drones and sensors.

For me personally, it was interesting to find out more information about autonomous driving. Surprisingly, I could only find one little stand from Bosch. They presented their new box, that ensures the exact localization of an autonomous vehicle. Market launch is planned for the year 2020. I will keep up to date and visit the Intergeo in 2020 again.

October 2018

ITS 2018 World-Congress

Copenhagen is always worth a visit

Mobility as a service (MaaS) in combination with SMART City was the big topic of this fair. It became very clear, what will become the new reality in the metropolises of tomorrow.

However the important big players were missing in this game. Companies like google withwaymo, Uber, Grab, Go-Jek, Didi Chuxing surprised me with their absence. It seems, that their interest to demonstrate their newest developments and plans to expand, is little. Let them inspire us.

The shock, that Renault/Nissan will turn over their infotainment to google by 2020, is a big topic for many other companies. With this new development, it becomes clear, that the automotive market will need new strategies in the near future.

The decision from Renault/Nissan is absolutely understandable, because mass manufacturer will be hit more radical than the luxury segment by Maas. Because Renault/Nissan is obviously serving the mass market, their decision to fuse with google for cost reasons, is comprehensible. One who suffers under the new deal is the supplier TomTom. We will see, what will be the outcome in the end, as TomTom is by far not at the end of its growth potential.

October 2018

UPM-Speditionstag in Augsburg

LOGIBALL is presenting their new forestal path navigation for Android

With over 700 participants, the UPM-Haulageday took place for the fourth time, in Augsburg.

UPM, being the biggest, european paper Group, has invited executive Directors and drivers from the wood transport industry to come to the ADAC test ground in Augsburg.

LOGIBALL presented their new Business Navigator Forestry for the Android-Platform. With the title ,Logistics 4.0 with navigation in the forest - a practical example´, Thomas Sbikowski from LOGIBALL presented together with the partner WASP and the client Josef Schneller Transport GmbH the developed practical solution.